Politifact.com: Statements from Jim Francesconihttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/jim-francesconi/Statements from Jim Francesconi reviewed by Politifact.comen-usFri, 16 May 2014 17:08:02 -0400Jim Francesconi - Does Multnomah County have 90,000 people who are unemployed or underemployed?http://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2014/may/16/jim-francesconi/does-multnomah-county-have-90000-people-who-are-un/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Does Multnomah County have 90,000 people who are unemployed or underemployed?
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<p>Income inequality is a hot topic both nationally and in Multnomah County, where Jim Francesconi has made it a central theme in his race against Deborah Kafoury and four other candidates for chair of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. Using campaign themes of &quot;Moving Forward Together&quot; and &quot;Leaving No One Behind,&quot; Francesconi has said he will focus heavily on job creation if elected. The claim: Francesconi&rsquo;s campaign website describes him as a &quot;champion of workers&rsquo; rights&quot; and highlights a jobs plan. It also includes the claim that the county is still recovering from the Great Recession. &quot;Economic inequality in ...</p> <a href="/oregon/statements/2014/may/16/jim-francesconi/does-multnomah-county-have-90000-people-who-are-un/">>> More</a>Fri, 16 May 2014 17:08:02 -0400http://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2014/may/16/jim-francesconi/does-multnomah-county-have-90000-people-who-are-un/Jim Francesconi - Are half of Oregon university students on Pell grants? http://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2013/aug/31/jim-francesconi/are-half-oregon-university-students-pell-grants/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Are half of Oregon university students on Pell grants?
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<p>As a member of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education, former Portland city Commissioner Jim Francesconi recently wrote a guest column on the importance of a university degree. He urged more public and private support of low-income students going to college. We&rsquo;ve already checked one of the statistics Francesconi cited in his column, about the percentage of poor children in Oregon. Now, we turn to an assertion about Pell grants, the federal program for financially needy students. &quot;Education after high school is the way, but it is out of reach for many children, especially in rural ...</p> <a href="/oregon/statements/2013/aug/31/jim-francesconi/are-half-oregon-university-students-pell-grants/">>> More</a>Sat, 31 Aug 2013 06:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2013/aug/31/jim-francesconi/are-half-oregon-university-students-pell-grants/Jim Francesconi - Are nearly half of Oregon&#39;s children growing up poor?http://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2013/aug/16/jim-francesconi/are-nearly-half-oregons-children-growing-poor/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Are nearly half of Oregon's children growing up poor?
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<p>With the State Board of Higher Education handing oversight of Oregon&rsquo;s universities to independent boards, Jim Francesconi, one of the state board members, recently took to The Oregonian&rsquo;s opinion pages to note a few of the issues the new custodians will have to deal with. Among them he said, and most importantly, education has to be accessible. &quot;Oregon,&quot; he wrote, &quot;must demonstrate that working people and poor folks can still make it in America. Education after high school is the way, but it is out of reach for many children, especially in rural Oregon. Nearly half of Oregon&#39;s children ...</p> <a href="/oregon/statements/2013/aug/16/jim-francesconi/are-nearly-half-oregons-children-growing-poor/">>> More</a>Fri, 16 Aug 2013 16:23:59 -0400http://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2013/aug/16/jim-francesconi/are-nearly-half-oregons-children-growing-poor/